House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is staring down a brutal stretch of deadlines and uncomfortable votes when the House returns from recess next week. Why it matters: Johnson bought himself time this spring by punting a series of politically difficult fights. But those deadlines are now coming due, setting up a brutal June for House Republicans. - Johnson will have to navigate expiring surveillance authorities, a growing push for another reconciliation package, and several politically difficult floor votes. Driving the news: Congress left town last week without approving funding for ICE and Border Patrol by President Trump's self-imposed June 1 deadline. - House conservatives are frustrated with their GOP counterparts across the…
Congressional Hispanic Caucus chair Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) is in what fellow House Democrats and other sources familiar with his race describe as an "existential" battle for reelection. Why it matters: The race embodies the Democratic civil war being waged across the country, with an establishment-aligned member of the party's old guard fending off a challenge from a younger leftist. - Espaillat, a longtime fixture in Upper Manhattan politics, is touting support from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James, as well as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). - His rival, community organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier, is backed by the New York chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, Justice…
The No Kings Coalition and the Committee for the First Amendment are organizing a nationwide protest on June 14, 2026, featuring a concert in New York City.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The No Kings Coalition and the Committee for the First Amendment are organizing a nationwide day of protest and a New York City concert on June 14, 2026, counterprogramming President Donald J. Trump’s 80th birthday, Flag Day, and the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House. DETAIL: The event, titled “Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment,” will feature performances by Jane Fonda—branded “Hanoi Jane” during the Vietnam War for siding with the Viet Cong—Bette Midler, Joy Reid , and others. It is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM ET in New York City, with supporters encouraged to host or join gatherings nationwide. KEY QUOTE: “June 14 is about building hyper-local infrastructure we need…Open
On Friday's "Bianca Across The Nation," former NYPD Chief of Department John Chell and FDNY Ner Tamid Society Deputy Chief Yonatan Klein called out New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for not attending the Israeli Day Parade.
Cuba is facing its worst-ever energy crisis, and water supplies in the country are taking a major hit. President Donald Trump has suggested the United States could "take Cuba." NewsNation's Brooke Shafer reports. MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/cuba-energy-crisis-collapse-imminent/
OPINION: Six out of nine musical acts who were listed as performers for the upcoming Great American State Fair have since said they will not be performing, with several saying they feel the event is too political. #Freedom250 #StateFair #MartinaMcBride
President Trump mocked former first lady Jill Biden on social media Friday after she revealed in an interview that she believed her husband was “having a stroke” during his disastrous CNN debate performance against Trump in 2024. “She said that she thought he was having a ‘stroke,’ and various other really bad things, and yet never rushed onto the stage to help her troubled husband, as any good wife would do,” the president wrote on Truth Social. “The only thing she failed to mention was how well I was doing prior to his near total collapse.” #trump #biden #debate #jillbiden #joebiden
State of the Union: Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon killed at least 55 people Wednesday and 25 people Thursday. The post Ceasefire Day 52: Trump Says Hormuz Blockade ‘Will Now Be Lifted’ appeared first on The American Conservative .
President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he is preparing “to make a final determination” on a memorandum of understanding to end the Iran War and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as a ceasefire to the conflict entered its 52nd day on Friday. In a Truth Social post, Trump said that Iran’s “enriched material” must “be unearthed by the United States… in close coordination and conjunction with the Islamic Republic of Iran, plus the International Atomic Energy Agency, and DESTROYED.” Drop Site News, citing a senior Iranian official, reported last Friday that, although Iran will only engage in nuclear talks at a later phase of any deal, Iran would be willing to suspend enrichment above 3.6 percent for 10 years and dilute…Open
